Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore
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| Diocese of Mangalore Dioecesis Mangalorensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | Karnataka |
| Metropolitan | Bangalore |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,425 km2 (3,639 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 3,957,071 360,000 (8.8%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin (or Roman) |
| Established | 1853 |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Rosary of Mangalore |
| Patron saint | St. Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Aloysius Paul D'Souza |
| Map | |
 Map highlighting districts falling under the Mangalore Diocese |
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| Website | |
| dioceseofmangalore.org/ | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore (Latin: Diocesis Mangalorensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mangalore in the Ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India. The diocese falls on the southwestern coast of India. At present, it comprises the whole civil districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka state, and Kasaragod district of Kerala state. This region was collectively referred as South Canara during the British Raj and the early post-independence era, prior to the States Reorganisation Act in 1956. It was established as a separate Apostolic Vicariate from the Apostolic Vicariate of Verapoly in 1853 and was promoted to a diocese on 1 September 1886.
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Bishops of the Diocese of Mangalore
Ordinaries
- Bishop Aloysius Paul D’Souza (8 November 1996 – present)
- Bishop Basil Salvadore D’Souza (22 March 1965 – 5 September 1996)
- Bishop Raymond D’Mello (5 February 1959 – 21 April 1964)
- Bishop Basil Salvador Theodore Peres (4 January 1956 – 24 April 1958)
- Bishop Victor Rosario Fernandes (16 May 1931 – 4 January 1956)
- Bishop Valerian Joseph D'Souza (1928 – 14 August 1930)
- Bishop Paolo Charles Perini, S.J. (Apostolic Administrator 1923 – 1928)
- Bishop Paolo Charles Perini, S.J. (17 August 1910 – 12 June 1923)
- Bishop Abbondio Cavadini, S.J. (26 November 1895 – 26 March 1910)
Vicar Apostolics of Mangalore (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Ephrem-Edouard-Lucien-Théoponte Garrelon, O.C.D. (3 June 1870 – 11 April 1873)
Auxiliaries
- Bishop Aloysius Paul D’Souza (11 January 1996 – 8 November 1996)
References
External links
- Official website of the Mangalore Diocese
- History of the Mangalore Diocese
- Mangalore Diocese on Catholic Hierarchy
- Mangalore Diocese on Catholic Encyclopedia
- Mangalore Diocese on Giga-Catholic Information
See also
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